Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-31 Thread Deepak Bhalwankar
Kapil, I think since your application is C based there should not be any problems in execution, even though the GCC runtime may be diff on each of the OS's that wont be a problem. Thing which remains is Gnome libraries, for this as all have suggested VMs. Correct me if i miss something Regards

Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-31 Thread Coder Bean
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:59 PM, Kapil Agrawal kapil@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Deepak Bhalwankar snip deepak.bhalwan...@gmail.com My application is a C based standalone app, using some of the gnome libraries. I remember facing a similar issue for my app where I

Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-30 Thread Deepak Bhalwankar
Hi Kapil, What kind of application you are developing based on java / c++? Describe it.. is some service/daemon, application with UI... I suggest better have machines/ VM Images for each of the operating systems. And then use framework like STAF/STAX to execute simultaneously on each of VMs. But

Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-30 Thread Rohit Karajgi
The way I can think of is to install VM's of the required OS's on a server, put them on the same domain , and then mount the required app packages on to the respective VM and then perform your tests. Basically create a test lab on the box You can use Vmware server or Microsoft Virtual Server

Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-30 Thread Kapil Agrawal
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 5:40 PM, Deepak Bhalwankar deepak.bhalwan...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Kapil, What kind of application you are developing based on java / c++? Describe it.. is some service/daemon, application with UI... I suggest better have machines/ VM Images for each of the operating

Re: [PLUG] testing on multple linux platforms

2010-03-30 Thread Dipen
On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 3:55 PM, Kapil Agrawal kapil@gmail.com wrote: Hello, How do you test an application developed on one platform, on other platfooms. So my development machine is ubuntu 9.04, and want to test an applications developed there, on other platfroms like ubuntu 8.10,